Two of the Gee's Bend quilters "have sued the Atlanta art dealers who handled their work, claiming that the men and their company exploited the quilters' naivete about the art world and product licensing. The art dealers failed to properly compensate the women and the community for their work, the lawsuits say." More from the Houston Chronicle
here. The Whitney Museum did a show on the quilts
in 2003. Here's one
review.